Rinku Sharma is an Indian kabaddi player, known for his performances in the 8th, 9th and 10th seasons of the Pro Kabaddi League. He plays guard and plays right corner.
Wiki/Biography
Rinku Sharma was born on Wednesday. 11 April 2001 (age 22; as of 2023), Rindhana village, Sonipat district, Haryana. His zodiac sign is Aries. Rinku started his studies at a local school in his village. However, he did not complete his studies as he was more interested in pursuing kabaddi than studying.
Childhood photo of Rinku Sharma (in blue shirt)
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′8″
Weight (approximately): 75kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: dark brown
Body Measurements (Approximately): Bust: 38″, Waist: 30″, Biceps: 14″
family
Parents and siblings
Rinku Sharma’s father Krishan works at Jindal Industries Private Limited in Gujarat; however, there is not much information about his mother. Rinku has an elder brother named Lokesh Sharma.
Rinku Sharma (left) and his brother Lokesh Sharma
wife
Robin Sharma is unmarried.
religion
Robin Sharma is Hindu.
Rinku Sharma visits Khatu Shyam Mandir in Rajasthan
kabaddi player
In 2017, Rinku participated in the 44th National Youth Kabaddi Championship and represented the Chandigarh team. The following year, he participated in the Indian Kailuo School Games and won a gold medal in his home state. In 2021, he was selected by Mumbai Pro Kabaddi League team “U Mumba” for Season 8 and was auctioned for Rs. 3.2 million. He scored 60 tackles while averaging 73.51% of his playing time. In his first season in the PKL, he scored 60 points in 22 games.
Rinku Sharma serves as the official defender of “U Mumba” in Pro Kabaddi League Season 8
In the same year, Rinku represented Chandigarh in the 68th National Senior Championship (Men). In 2022, Linku represented Guru Kashi University’s Talwandi Sabo in the Indian Kailuo University Games and won the gold medal in the men’s team.
Rinku Sharma (fifth from left) after winning gold medal at Khelo India University Games 2022
In the same year, he represented Guru Kashi University Talwandi Sabo in the All India Inter-University Championship 2022 held at Mahesh Dayanand University, Rohtak, and won the second prize in the competition.
Rinku Sharma (right) receives the runner-up trophy of the All India Intercollegiate Championship 2022
In 2022, he was retained by the Professional Kabaddi League team “U Mumba” for the 9th season and was appointed as the team’s vice-captain for the entire season. He also served as captain for a few games due to injuries to the original captain.
Rinku Sharma (Orange) Pro Kabaddi League Season 9 2022
In 2023, Rinku Sharma participated in the 37th National Games of India in Goa. Rinku represented the Chandigarh Kabaddi team and won the bronze medal in the competition.
Rinku Sharma represents Chandigarh Kabaddi team in National Games 2023
In the same year, Rinku was retained by the “U Mumba” team to participate in the 10th season of the Pro Kabaddi League, where he made 38 tackles, gained 23 tackle points, and averaged 79.28% of the playing time.
Rinku Sharma (far left) during a match of Pro Kabaddi League Season 10 2023
tattoo
Rinku Sharma has a tattoo on his right forearm that says ‘Kabaddi’.
Rinku Sharma right arm tattoo
Awards
- 2022: Best Defender of All India Inter-College Championship
Rinku Sharma wins Defender of the Match award
- 2022: Game Changer for Dream11 Tournament – Pro Kabaddi League Season 9
Rinku Sharma wins award in Pro Kabaddi League Season 9
- 2022: Best Defender of the Game in Kellogg, India
bicycle collection
Rinku Sharma owns the Royal Enfield Bullet.
car collection
Rinku Sharma owns a white Volkswagen Virtus car.
Rinku Sharma and his white car
Favorites
Facts/Trivia
- Rinku Sharma always wanted to join the “U Mumba” team because his favorite defender, Iranian kabaddi player Fazel Atrachali, was in the team. After ‘U Mumba’, his second favorite Pro Kabaddi League team is ‘Patna Pirates’.
- As far as the raiders are concerned, Rinku considers Pardeep Narwal to be his biggest inspiration. He considers Iranian player Fazel Atrachali to be his idol in defensive kabaddi.
Rinku Sharma and Fazel Atrachali (left)
- Rinku Sharma started playing Kabaddi at the age of 12 as Kabaddi is the most famous sport in his hometown. He was inspired after seeing senior players from his village who are now famous Indian Kabaddi players like Pardeep Narwal, Rajesh Narwal and Joginder Narwal Joginder Narwal).
- Rinku’s favorite defensive move is the “rush,” in which the defender rushes at the attacker with great force, then pushes them out of the playing area and prevents them from crossing the midline.
- Rinku’s parents want him to study and find a prosperous job. However, his elder brother Lokesh Sharma wanted him to play kabaddi and it was he who introduced Rinku to the field of kabaddi.
- The Professional Kabaddi League started in 2014 when Rinku was still in school, when he saw senior players getting so much recognition and government jobs. That’s when Rinku chose Kabaddi over studies.
- While in school, Rinku often skipped classes to participate in domestic kabaddi competitions. At that time, he was not interested in studying and only wanted to improve his kabaddi skills.
- In the initial days of the kabaddi tour, he was an all-rounder and a decent player in the Raiders’ position. It was during the U-17 Nationals that he turned his full attention to defense.
- Rinku Sharma built a house for his family with the Season 8 bid amount and purchased a vehicle with the Pro Kabaddi League amount.
- His best friend in the ‘U Mumba’ team is Surinder Singh Dehal.
Rinku Sharma and his best friend Surinder Singh Dehal (left)
- Whenever Rinku returns home from kabaddi practice, he smokes hookah.
Rinku Sharma smokes shisha at home in Haryana
- In the inaugural season of Pro Kabaddi League (2021), Rinku Sharma was ranked as the sixth best defender and won the title against Patna Pirates’ Sachin Tanwar (Sachin Tanwar) is known for his solo tackle.
- Rinku Sharma is also known as “Rinku Hari”.
- He enjoys photography and spends time doing this activity in his free time.
Rinku Sharma tries photography
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